It’s official! I’m a featured author at the 2018 Texas Book Festival, and I can’t be more honored and excited.
The entrance to the Texas Book Festival Author Lineup Reveal Party.
I’ve been going to the Texas Book Festival for years, getting inspired as I listen to authors talking about their craft and books. It’s hard to believe that this year, I’ll be one of them, talking about THE BOY, THE BOAT, AND THE BEAST and more, and hopefully inspiring future authors.
Last night I attended the Author Reveal party at an absolutely beautiful house in Austin. Have a look at the entrance in the picture to the right…
Nice, huh? There were peacocks in the driveway. I don’t think I need to say anything else… 🙂
Of course, the best part of being in the Texas Book Festival is the other authors who will be there with me. The full list is huge, and you can see it here, but I’ve got a few of my personal highlights:
Crystal Allen with middle-grade novel THE MAGNIFICENT MYA TIBBS: MYA IN THE MIDDLE
Cate Berry with picture book PENGUIN AND TINY SHRIMP DON’T DO BEDTIME
David Bowles with collection FEATHERED SERPENT, HEART OF SKY: MYTHS OF MEXICO
Vaness Brantley Newton with picture book GRANDMA’S PURSE
Amy Rose Capetta with young adult novel THE BRILLIANT DEATH
Margaret H.K. Choi with young adult novel EMERGENCY CONTACT
Cynthia Leitich Smith, Rita Painter, Jo Whittemore, me and Don Tate at the Texas Book Festival Author Lineup Reveal Party. Photo thanks to Don Tate.
Bill Cotter with middle-grade novel SAINT PHILOMENE’S INFIRMARY FOR MAGICAL CREATURES
Carolyn Dee Flores with picture book THE AMAZING WATERCOLOR FISH/EL ASOMBROSO PEZ ACUARELA
Kendra Fortmeyer with young adult novel HOLE IN THE MIDDLE
Liz Garton Scanlon with picture book DEAR SUBSTITUTE
Bethany Hegedus with picture book ALABAMA SPITFIRE: HARPER LEE AND THE STORY OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
K.A. Holt with middle-grade novel KNOCKOUT
Varian Johnson with middle-grade novel THE PARKER INHERITANCE
Patti Kim with middle-grade novel I’M OK
Cynthia Leitich Smith with young adult novel HEARTS UNBROKEN
Michael Noll with craft book THE WRITER’S FIELD GUIDE TO THE CRAFT OF CICTION
Vanessa Roeder with picture book LUCY AND THE STRING
Nisha Sharma with young adult novel MY SO-CALLED BOLLYWOOD LIFE
Natalia Sylvester with adult novel EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME
Don Tate with picture book NO SMALL POTATOES: JUNIUS G. JONES AND HIS KINGDOM IN KANSAS
Jo Whittemore with young adult novel SUPER GIRL: CURSE OF THE ANCIENTS
Jaqueline Woodson with picture book THE DAY YOU BEGIN and young adult novel HARBOR ME
The 2018 Texas Book Festival is Oct. 27-28. I hope you’ll join us.
Check out more photos from the Author Lineup Reveal…
